# Incident 19780926028512I: Cessna 152, Plymouth, MA, September 26, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1978, 16:30 local time
- Place: Plymouth, MA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9583° N, 70.6638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plymouth, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9583&lon=-70.6638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25357, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25357) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 503 total, 503 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780926028512I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR ON FINAL COLLIDED WITH 98623 WHICH WAS ALSO ON FINAL.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N98263, Piper PA28140: [Incident 19780926028511I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780926028511I)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC78FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA098), Sep 26, 1978: Cessna 152 (N25357), Plymouth, MA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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